Moving and Kitty Cats

Inspired by Mati, a Stubborn, Beautiful, Black Angora
When Mom sat me on the ground, oh, meow, what fun I found. Loved the out, but now I need in more, so I call and rub our door. Where's our stuff they carried out, I still smell familiars about? They just don't hear me yet, I'm sure there's no reason to fret. Soon I'll be warm, in loving arms, eating food fresh from farms. I've waited so long ... I regret my lark and fear a loud dog bark. Dad might show for the mail, see me, restore my confident tail. They'll pet me and apologize for my situation they didn't realize. Until then, I can't nap curled tight, I may need to run or fight. Please, sense me somehow - let me in where I should be now. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Honey, I just can't stop sobbing, and I see your jaw throbbing to keep from crying, too. We did all we could - this can't be true. We searched yards, streets, the moving van, we shook his treats, looked in sewers, all while calling his name. This is plain insane! We waited until four am though we are worn out and had to soar - there's 1,000 miles to drive, a set time to arrive and more fact-jive that may cost our sweeties' life. I feel nauseous, this'll haunt us. Man - why didn't he come? No way this can ever be positively spun. Hey, call your brother, I know he'd diligently search for our sake. Out of state? Who else might look? This can't be our baby's fate!
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Date: 5/29/2025 3:51:00 PM
Sorry to hear about the lost pet. I enjoyed the internal rhymes.
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CayCay Jennings
Date: 5/29/2025 4:30:00 PM
Regret eased because Mati was a feral cat we took in when approx 3 yrs old. We had 4 years to love her. She often meowed to go out, so we let her, and she always came back. I swear, that night in June 2020 SHE KNEW what was at stake and when Tim came back 2 months later, saw her & tried to put in the travel cage & she jumped out - I knew, yes, she decided, she could have been saved. OH CayCay
Date: 5/23/2025 5:12:00 PM
Interesting work penned. May this one be a winner. Way to go. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. Sara K
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CayCay Jennings
Date: 5/23/2025 5:15:00 PM
She posted the results just a bit ago, I'm not on it. I probably didn't approach the contest from the angle she had in mind. Thank you for reading ... CayCay
Date: 5/21/2025 9:18:00 PM
My heart's pounding. Brilliant write -- emotional roller-coaster, CayCay. ~ Gershon
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Date: 5/21/2025 8:53:00 PM
The poor thing, Caycay. And I know how miserable you had to feel. I lost a cat once and it drove me crazy. Sorry it happened. Constance adores cats. So this was a good idea for the abandon theme
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Date: 5/21/2025 2:22:00 PM
This is heartwrenching. I lost a cat once, man- I still will never get over it.
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Date: 5/21/2025 8:59:00 AM
Sad to have a pet disappear, to be abandoned…
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Date: 5/21/2025 7:14:00 AM
Dear Cay Cay, poetic soul, Ah this reminds me of my friend Sara, and one of her when it left the house and was nowhere to be found but later after maybe few days came back. Iv heard that cats always find their way back home no matter what/ hopefully the pet in this poem returns. Youv expressed in such a moving and soulful manner for the prompt! I felt the emotions in this! Pleasure readinv you today! Sending you light always
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Date: 5/21/2025 4:55:00 AM
awhhh, i have low tolerance for lost pets..my dachshund frolicked out of our house and we coudn't find her until someone told us doggie was being kept in a neighbor's house. 2 streets away from us! lovely write, cay...you didn't use the word abandon in your lines but i clearly felt it...wow!
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Date: 5/20/2025 12:29:00 PM
- I hope they find him... so sad to lose him like that :( - A lovely poem... best wishes in the contest, CayCay :) - Thanks for reading my poems, much appreciated :) - hugs
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Date: 5/20/2025 10:16:00 AM
A powerful write. I enjoyed reading this write. "Good Luck" We both did this one. Have a lovely day writing away.........
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